Adventures in the Mara

I think I'm finally done with the much-needed maintenance for our truck.  It took us about 7 days, but we... Overhauled the main g...

Kenyans have the best shirts. This is Macho, the best car washer in Narok.  I'm not exactly sure if that's really how he spells h...

Who would have ever thought that we would have been able to rebuild the gearbox.  I'm still a bit amazed.  After the accelerator cable...

We just got the gearbox back in and test drove it. Then, the accelerator cable snapped. Gotta love it.

Yesterday was a rough day.  We road tested the truck and was having trouble with third gear.  We made the tough decision to open up the ge...

Here is an example of worn splines and new splines.  The worn ones just came from our truck...and has probably never been replaced in the ...

When WD-40 doesn't work...try a large hammer.

...is keeping our vehicle well maintained and running.  It is exceptionally difficult when you can't depend on your vehicle to get you ...

Here's the Talek...the river that has taken two of our depth loggers.  Who would ever imagine how fierce this river can get... H...